13-letter words containing d, r, e, a, n
- more hands on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multistranded — having several strands
- murder weapon — the weapon that was used in a murder
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- narrow-bodied — (of a jet aircraft) having a narrow fuselage and a single aisle with seats on either side.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- narrow-minded — having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- natural death — death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- netherlandian — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- new englander — an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- new fairfield — a town in SW Connecticut.
- new zealander — a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Capital: Wellington.
- newbery award — an annual award for the most distinguished book for juveniles.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- non-adherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- non-editorial — of or relating to the commissioning or compiling of content for publication, or to a person who does such work: editorial policies; editorial skills.
- non-irrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
- non-warranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- nonaccredited — not accredited, lacking certain credentials
- nonadrenergic — Not adrenergic.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- noncarbonated — Not carbonated; lacking carbonation.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nondefamatory — Not defamatory.
- nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
- nondegenerate — not degenerate
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- nondeliberate — not deliberate or intentional
- nondemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- nonderivative — Not derivative.
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonhereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.